CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 30:37
Damages — Introduction
If you find in favor of the plaintiff, (name), on (insert applicable pronoun) claim of
breach of contract, then you must award (insert applicable pronoun) (general) (special)
(liquidated) (nominal) damages.
To award (general) (special) (liquidated) damages, you must find by a
preponderance of the evidence that the plaintiff had damages as a result of the breach, and
you must determine the amount of those damages.
If you find in favor of the plaintiff, but do not find any (general) (special)
(liquidated) damages, you shall award plaintiff nominal damages.
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
5814e0d264c804801c64650803b1ed9a9ce56cca42e85d3ae3833a7ed70de6f1
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